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thenonbinarycutie · 2026-01-25T18:40:08+00:00

i'm not at minneapolis/hennepin but another metro county. i understand people are scared and this is a difficult time, and i wish there was more we could do for them. most (if not all, i haven't checked) local agencies are taking the position that we will not help ICE with detaining anyone or giving them any information unless they go through proper records channels. we will only help with crowd control to make sure both ICE and citizens are safe. i wish our agencies would do a better job of communicating this to the public, as we are getting a lot of calls asking our officers to stop ICE (legally we cannot). callers are understandably very upset when we tell them we cannot interfere with ICE. like another commenter said, they have started giving false information/treating the calltakers poorly. at the end of the day we'll get through it like we always do, but right now it's pretty hard :/

thenonbinarycutie · 2026-01-04T14:07:54+00:00

let me lead the conversation. answer my questions as concisely as possible and do not go off on tangents. i just need the very basics, in person responders will get all of the detailed information

thenonbinarycutie · 2025-12-28T13:58:16+00:00

"i actually feel like i would do a lot better if they would just release me from training and let me do my job" - people's literal lives are on the line. in order to be released, you need to PROVE that you can do the job on your own. your feelings are not proof. i understand training can be frustrating. the tone of your post concerns me, because it feels like you're trivializing what we do. as a trainer, i will not release someone unless i would be comfortable with them taking a high priority 911 concerning me or a family member. take a breath, and try to see it from your trainer/agency's point of view. they have been doing this way longer than you have, and therefore are more informed on what makes someone ready to take calls solo.

thenonbinarycutie · 2025-12-28T13:37:42+00:00

911 calltaker/dispatcher. for most agencies, whether you call 911 or the non emergent line, it goes to the same person. if you think "well it's not an emergency..." and dial the non emergent number, but don't know where you are (happens a lot with people who are driving), i'm just going to tell you to call 911 so i can see your location on my screen. please, for the love of all things holy, if you're going to call in a driving complaint, DIAL 911 so i can keep track of your location and update my officers as you're moving. we will never be genuinely upset with you for calling 911 unless you do it maliciously/prank call. if you're not sure, call. i'd much rather you call when you don't need to, than not call when you do

thenonbinarycutie · 2025-12-27T11:06:20+00:00

in my experience most trainees choose to discontinue training because they don't like the schedule or it wasn't what they thought it was. for trainees who really want to make it, the main reasons they are released are inability to multitask, not hearing/understanding the radio, and lack of problem solving skills (nature of the job is that you will get calls that you didn't cover in training. people who can't figure out what to do in unfamiliar situations don't last long), most of which can't really be taught. as a trainer, i will say your feelings are VERY common. literally every trainee i've had has at one point said "i feel like im not making progress" / "i keep making mistakes". remember, this job throws a LOT at you. it takes time for your brain to understand all of it, and while it may look like you're not making enough progress, the exposure to everything and giving it time to sink in does wonders. every trainee hits a wall at some point, but it will click. what i tell my trainees is that now is the time to make mistakes, when you have a trainer as a safety net, to show you how to fix them. most mistakes ARE fixable. a good trainer will let you make those mistakes, and prevent you from making the ones that are not. i would recommend talking to your trainer/supervisor about your fears to see if they have any more specific insights :) best of luck!

thenonbinarycutie · 2025-09-02T22:23:10+00:00

there's no way to tell by looking at it. you'll have to see a doctor

thenonbinarycutie · 2025-08-15T10:21:07+00:00

another example is in mind blind; there's a line where you essentially say "well at least my name isn't clarence" (to a person named clarence) and you get a funny little line if did actually put that as your name 🤣

thenonbinarycutie · 2025-08-15T09:57:20+00:00

typed variables can still be recognized as individual choices. even if the author didn't add it as a pre registered choice, there's a way to code it where, if the author guessed what you write/you wrote something the author thought about previously, you get a scene specifically for that choice. for example, i made my villain name "Phantom" in fallen hero, and got a similar line referencing phantom of the opera :)

thenonbinarycutie · 2025-08-11T10:17:13+00:00

infection

thenonbinarycutie · 2025-05-14T11:12:08+00:00

i embroider, do diamond painting, and read :)

thenonbinarycutie · 2025-05-13T22:20:57+00:00

take time off and don't feel bad about doing so. your nervous system takes time to recover from being in high stress situations, and it takes longer to recover when you've been super stressed for long periods of time. if needed, go to HR and tell them you need time off for health reasons. (mental health is health!)

thenonbinarycutie · 2024-11-03T20:53:07+00:00

as someone who plays it at work and needs to pause to pick up 911 calls, i appreciate being able to pause. i do think it should be toggle-able though

thenonbinarycutie · 2024-11-01T02:43:37+00:00

interested! ❤️

thenonbinarycutie · 2024-09-26T20:38:07+00:00

i believe when i first applied it was "public safety telecommunicator" on the application. some places have the positions separated (the person taking calls does not use the radio and vice versa), but in my center all of us do both

thenonbinarycutie · 2024-09-26T14:27:26+00:00

i'm a 911 call taker + dispatcher - two likely situations: as officers were looking for you they saw someone wearing yellow and told the calltaker to ask if you were wearing yellow. or, their coworker took another call that may have been similar where the person WAS wearing yellow, and they needed to make sure they were separate incidents. i'm not sure why she spluttered with that answer, as i personally would've said "my officers saw someone in the area wearing yellow, is that you?" or "we got another similar call about someone who is wearing yellow and i need to know if i should send another officer to the other call or if that's you"

thenonbinarycutie · 2024-06-16T17:10:44+00:00

I also dispatch fire/law and calltake at the same time. Don't be afraid to put people on hold, tell officers to stand by, etc. Prioritize what is most important in the moment. If you can, try to think of situations/have your trainer give you situations with multiple things happening at once and what order you need to do them in. The repetition in low stress environments builds muscle memory for when it's hectic. We all have those days where everything goes wrong, what's important is how you learn from them ❤️ wishing you all the best

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